Bear warning! (off topic)
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Bear warning! (off topic)
I received this notice from my fishing club in the mail today, and I feel obliged to share it with all of you.
"The Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and stay alert for bears while on Prince of Wales Island and the Bear Valley Lodge fishing resort. They advise people to wear noise producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert but not unduly startle the bears. They also recommend carrying pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch for fresh signs of bear activity. People should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings. Black bear droppings are smaller, and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur. Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in them, and smell like pepper spray."
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"The Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and stay alert for bears while on Prince of Wales Island and the Bear Valley Lodge fishing resort. They advise people to wear noise producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert but not unduly startle the bears. They also recommend carrying pepper spray in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch for fresh signs of bear activity. People should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings. Black bear droppings are smaller, and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur. Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in them, and smell like pepper spray."
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit,
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.
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Did ya'll read the whole thing? Hilarious, I did not see that one coming.
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Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in them, and smell like pepper spray."
LOL, Good one
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Aplhadoggy, have you ever been up here? Sure seems like you have. Meeting Alaskan Lightning owners, and now this.
That quote you have, has an eerie truth to it. More than you might think. Last summer, in the paper, there was this guy, on Kodiak island. Home of our largest bears, thanks to the great food supply (fresh Alaskan Salmon, sushi style). Anyways, he did a study, dont know what they call study's that put you in grave danger, but being the scientest or whatever he was he studied several grizzley bears' reaction to the safety bell. He made sure he was well out of site, and when these bears were in close proximity, he would shake the bell, to 'let them know he was there' so to speak. Well, they kept about their business, looking cute and cuddly (from far away). Then he decided to break a dry twig. Almost immediatly, they looked in his direction. Some stood up and tried to smell him out. In fairly short order, they left the scene. Or went back to being cute and cuddly. I guess some smelled him, and other's didn't.
Bear mace, well, I think of that as a 'Make a bear mad solution.' If you weighed 800-1000 lbs and some pip squeak spraying something irritating at you, wouldn't you maul the heck out of them? Some say they work, but I'll keep my shotgun handy thank you. But thats just me.
Now I am going to bed.
That quote you have, has an eerie truth to it. More than you might think. Last summer, in the paper, there was this guy, on Kodiak island. Home of our largest bears, thanks to the great food supply (fresh Alaskan Salmon, sushi style). Anyways, he did a study, dont know what they call study's that put you in grave danger, but being the scientest or whatever he was he studied several grizzley bears' reaction to the safety bell. He made sure he was well out of site, and when these bears were in close proximity, he would shake the bell, to 'let them know he was there' so to speak. Well, they kept about their business, looking cute and cuddly (from far away). Then he decided to break a dry twig. Almost immediatly, they looked in his direction. Some stood up and tried to smell him out. In fairly short order, they left the scene. Or went back to being cute and cuddly. I guess some smelled him, and other's didn't.
Bear mace, well, I think of that as a 'Make a bear mad solution.' If you weighed 800-1000 lbs and some pip squeak spraying something irritating at you, wouldn't you maul the heck out of them? Some say they work, but I'll keep my shotgun handy thank you. But thats just me.
Now I am going to bed.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by alphadoggy:
...People should recognize the difference between [a] black bear and [a] grizzly...</font>
...People should recognize the difference between [a] black bear and [a] grizzly...</font>
If you accidentaly start to run from it (bad idea), climb the nearest tree. If it chases you up the tree, it's a black bear. If it knocks the tree down, it's a grizzly.
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There was a letter written in a guns and ammo magazine a while back where a guy was asking what 9mm load should he carry in case of a bear attack!(this dude was serious) The editor was polite and said he didnt recommend a 9mm for bear protection! Im thinking...make sure its a good hollowpoint so you can blow the back of your damn head off while the bear is mauling your @$$!!!
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Only once, Tundra. My best friend worked on the pipeline, and built himself a home south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula. About 1984 my wife and I took the Alaska State Ferry from Seattle up the Inside Passage to Skagway, and then back to Juneau, then flew to Anchorage and spent several days with my friend. Gorgeous trip, especially the Passage. My friend had a float plane, and we did some flying up there, too. Pretty country. Summer is beautiful, all 3 days. But I don't see how anyone could spend the winter there, much less why they would want to. I have enough trouble dealing with the winters here in Southern California. Damn long pants and sweatshirts get cumbersome.
btw, Tundra, where do you go to have your races?
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btw, Tundra, where do you go to have your races?
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Tundra's latest video ( disagreement with bear over fishing rights) need Quick Time Player
http://www.adcritic.com/content/john...ear-fight.html
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Hilarious!
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my buddies dad is head of public service up on prince of wales island . its beautiful he keeps trying to get me to move there . no way not enough paved roads and a lift kit for the L is not an option ..
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